LGBTQ

• Cruise carrying thousands of LGBTQ+ passengers denied entry to Turkey

  Homosexuality is not criminalized in Turkey, but there are no antidiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people and Pride has been banned every year since 2015.

  Trending

  Jul 6
  
• Saskatchewan NDP urges province to repeal pronoun law affecting LGBTQ+ youth

  Nearly three years after Saskatchewan's pronoun law came into effect, LGBTQ+ groups and the province's Opposition are warning of its consequences. 

  Politics

  Jun 25
  
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• Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care

  Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will allow him to feel comfortable in his body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far away.

  Canada

  Mar 30
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• Quebec residences get training to become more inclusive and safe for LGBTQ+ seniors

  A Quebec foundation is hoping to train 10,000 people on making seniors residences safer and more inclusive for older LGBTQ+ adults.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Meeting with Pope Leo was ‘encouraging,’ says LGBTQ+ Catholic activist

  The Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit author and editor, said Leo told him he intended to continue Pope Francis’ policy of LGBTQ+ acceptance.

  World

  Sep 1, 2025
• Crowds descend on downtown Calgary for annual Pride parade

  Hundreds of people donning the colours of the rainbow poured onto the streets of downtown Calgary for the annual Calgary Pride Parade on Sunday.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2025
• PHOTOS: Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal Pride parade

  Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade.

  Perspectives

  Aug 10, 2025
• Russia passes bill punishing online searches for ‘extremist’ information

  The official definition of extremist activity is extremely broad but includes opposition groups like the Anti-Corruption Foundation and the "international LGBT movement."

  World

  Jul 25, 2025
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• Rainbows to deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch

  Pride Toronto warns next year's Pride will likely be scaled down if organizers can’t drum up more financial support following a $900,000 funding gap.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2025
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• 100K defy Hungary’s ban, march in Budapest Pride event

  Around 100,000 people defied a government ban and police orders on Saturday to march in what organizers called the largest LGBTQ+ Pride event in Hungary's history.

  Politics

  Jun 28, 2025